The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-09-12
CLIMATE AND THE CROPS.
THE ETEMPERATURE NOT FAR FROM
NORMAL IN THE SOUTH.

A Deficiency of an Inch Reported in
the Rainfall for the South Atlantic
States-The Weather q Little too
Dry in Portion of the Cotton Belt.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 11.--Following is the
weather crop bulletin of the Signal Office
for the week ending Sept. 10, 1887:
During the week ending Sept. 10 the
weather has been slightly colder than usual
in the Lake region, Middle Atlantic and
South Atlantic States, and warmer than
usual in Missouri, Central Mississippi and
the lower Ohio valley, being from Is To-
40 above the normal. The daily
average temperature for the season from
Jan. to Sept. 10 differs less than l. from
normal for all sections, excepting that in
Colorado, Kansas, Indian Territory, North
ern Texas, the southern portions of Mis-
souri,, Indiana and Illinois, and in portions OF
Kentucky and Tennessee it varies from l.
to g above the normal, and along Lake
Superior from 2 to 3 below the normal.
THE RAINFALL.
During the week the rainfall has been
slightly in excess of normal in Northeastern
New York, Southern Michigan and portions
of Kansas, Nebraska Dakota and Colorado.
cy, amounting to one inch or
more along the South Atlantic
and Gulf coasts. A deficiency for the sea-
son exists from the upper lakes to the lower
Missouri valley, Gulf States and South At
lantic States, and continues greatest, n
little above ten inches, in Iowa, the
southern portion of Illinois and the
lower Mississippi valley. During the
past month over 100 per cent. Of the
usual amount of rain has fallen in the
northern portions of New England, New
York, Central North Carolina, Southern
Michigan, Northern Illinois, and from the
southern portions of Dakota and Minnesota
southwark to Eastern Texas Less than so
per cent. of the usual amount of rain has
fallen along the South Atlantic coast, in the
Eastern Gulf States, lower Mississippi val
ley, Southern Ohio, Central Illinois, Eastern
Missouri and the northern portions of lower
Michigan.
FAVORABLE AND UNFAvoRABLE.
During the past week the weather has
been reported as favorable to growing crops
in Massachusetts, and North Carolina, and
unfavorable in Tennessee, Arkansas, Mis-
sissippi, Alabama and South Carolina. In
the corn growing region the crop is re-
ported to have been harvested, and below
the average in Nebraska, as out of danger
from frost in Minnesota, and more rain
needed for late corn in Central and Western
Kansas Cutting is in progress in Michigan.
The weather is reported to have been too
dry in the cotton region of South Carolina,
Alabama and Mississippi, and the crop is
damaged by worms in Mississippi.
In the tobacco regions of Tennessee, Ken
lucky and Ohio, the deficiency in rainfall is
reported TO have been injurious, while in
North Carolina the weather has been favor
able
Pastures are reported good from Nebras-
ka, as improved in Minnesota, Michigan
and Northern Illinois, and as dried up in
Southern Illinois. A light frost is reported
to have injured sweet potatoes in Northwes-
tern North Carolina on the ID, and as hav-
ing occurred in Northern Illinois on the Sth.
killing frosts were reported on the 10th,
from Central Minnesota and upper Michi-
gan, and on the morning OF the 1lth, from
Forthern VercsnDt